Challenge

Platinum Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Julio Vera made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Danila Skvirskiy sent off a good shot on target. After 3 played minutes Ecuador got a freekick which was hit by Agustín Saelices. FK Amur's Maksim Ivaschenko got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 5th minute, Agustín Saelices hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bogdan Dyachkov came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Ecuador's Felix Montenegro. But to his dismay, Felix Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Julio Vera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Klim Lukin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Konstantin Lukyanovich could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Julio Vera made a huge save. Bogdan Dyachkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Sancho in the 19th minute of the match. Maksim Ivaschenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Julio Vera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, FK Amur's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Andino came free, but Bogdan Dyachkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogdan Dyachkov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Sancho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Cristian Sancho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute, Andrey Makhovikov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristian Sancho took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bogdan Dyachkov. Bogdan Dyachkov dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Daniel Zorita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Klim Lukin hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daniel Zorita made a kick off. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maksim Ivaschenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FK Amur's zone, Daniel Zorita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bogdan Dyachkov came out of the goal and Daniel Zorita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FK Amur made a substitution. Igor Romanchenko replaced Danila Skvirskiy. Cristian Sancho's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 68thth minute, Bogdan Dyachkov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ecuador's Cristian Sancho was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 69th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maksim Ivaschenko in the 71st minute of play. Daniel Zorita struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Bogdan Dyachkov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ecuador. In the 76thth minute of the game Konstantin Lukyanovich who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ecuador's Julio Vera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, FK Amur's Bogdan Dyachkov got control of the ball when Cristian Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Juan Sebastián Puig hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Vera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Konstantin Lukyanovich in the 84th minute of the match. Julio Vera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantin Lukyanovich, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. When the match was over Ecuador could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FK Amur throughout the match.